Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood by Lisa Damour is a great book for parents, teachers and mentors of teenage girls. By breaking down the adolescent experience into seven distinct transitions, Dr. Damour helps readers identify the pressures of growing up, and more importantly, encourages us to understand the changes a teenage girl goes through in such detail. This book is full of practical advice, thought-provoking stories, and valuable insight on helping teenage girls deal with the pressures and expectations put upon them by society, peers and parents. It offers guidance on how to re-evaluate the traditional approach to parenting, encourages parents to become true allies of their daughters, and helps create open dialogues where parents are more accepting of their child’s individual differences and uniqueness. All in all, Untangled is a wonderful book that offers insight and support in a very challenging area of teenage development.
Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood by Lisa Damour
